I, Altria, only want to rule China.

After the first noble family that spent money on patents successfully registered their own patents and received patent fees without having to sit at home, the other noble families in Wu State could no longer sit still.

Throw money into research and development!

Although they have to pay patent protection fees every year after the patent is obtained, and the protection period is only a short 20 years, by that time they have already made all the money they can, so it doesn't matter.

As a large number of noble families began to invest money in research and development, a situation of competition between the Royal Academy and private noble families emerged in the Wu Kingdom.

To a certain extent, the Royal Academy is actually at a disadvantage in this kind of competition, because although it has advantages such as large size and abundant talent, the Royal Academy

However, the Royal Academy's scope is too broad and covers too many fields, so it is not as easy for it to produce results as those aristocratic families who only delve deeply into one field.

Of course, the Royal Academy will not really suffer any loss. After all, it is backed by the Wu Kingdom court, and the resources it can obtain are incomparable to those aristocratic families in the private sector.

The most crucial thing is that as a result of the competition between the two sides, Wu State produces a large number of new patents every day. Some are useful, some are useless, and some are just registered the day before, but are replaced by newer patents the next day.

Based on this premise, Liya decided to open the patent protection law in Wuguo. And not only in Wuguo, she also wanted the other four good men to open the patent mutual recognition as well.

Otherwise, everything produced by their Wu State would be copied by other countries, which would be a major blow to researchers.

Therefore, patent fees are very necessary. It doesn’t matter if you develop something that others have already developed, but you must pay patent fees.

The steam engine currently being studied in Western Europe is the best evidence.

While Wu State was doing business with the barbarians in Western Europe, they also had the opportunity to frantically collect Wu State's books and machinery, and learn Wu State's knowledge and theories.

Although she was unhappy, Leah knew in her heart that knowledge and technology have the characteristics of being spreadable.

In order to prevent similar problems from happening again, Leah decided to increase the production of steam engines and start mutual recognition of patents with the other four great philanthropists. Then they would not dare to be so blatant.

After Leah came up with this so-called patent protection law, the result was that more people came up with the idea of ​​developing new products.

Because once the products they research are protected by patents, they will have no worries for the rest of their lives.

Perhaps this is something Leah could not have imagined.

After settling this matter, Leah began to think about her other daughters.

Chapter 227: Of course my daughter went out to build a country

She had already brought Long Luxin to Britain to take office, so she had to get the rest of her daughters out as well.

For example, now that her second daughter, Long Luwen, has reached adulthood, Leah also has to consider her fiefdom.

And her third daughter, Long Luyao, is already sixteen years old, so she has to think about all these things.

Leah first asked someone to call both daughters over.

Not long after, two young and beautiful girls came to Leah's study.

"Father, are you looking for us?" The two were a little confused, but they still bowed to Leah.

"Wen'er, Yao'er, come to your father's side." Seeing the two of them, Liya smiled at them.

The two daughters look almost exactly like Leah, but the difference is that they don't have Leah's lively-looking alopecia, and their hair is not all golden, but has a little bit of other colors.

Standing together with Leah, people would only think that they were sisters rather than father and daughter.

After hearing this, the two of them stood on either side of Leah, one on the left and one on the right, and then looked at Leah's desk curiously. Only then did they realize that there was a world map in front of Leah.

However, this world map is not an incomplete version, but is very close to the modern world map.

Seeing that Liya was looking at the world map, Lu Wen asked curiously, "Father, what are you looking at on the map?"

"This matter is related to you, and it is also the reason why our father asked you two to come here." Leah looked at Lu Wen and said.

"Does it have anything to do with us?" Lu Wen and Lu Yao looked at each other, with a lot of doubt in their eyes.

"Min'er, do you still remember your eldest sister?" Leah said.

"Of course I remember, but what does it have to do with my elder sister?" Lu Wen asked.

"When your eldest sister was your age, your father sent her to Britain. So this time we called you two here to do the same as your eldest sister." Leah said.

"Ah! Father, Min'er doesn't want to leave you and mother. Min'er wants to stay with you and mother." When they heard that Leah wanted to send them to another place, their faces turned pale all of a sudden.

They had talked to their eldest sister Long Luxin before. Even though they thought that no one cared about them and they were relaxed and comfortable in the new places, in fact, those places were deserted and could not be compared with the current Wu Kingdom.

Going to those places would only bring suffering upon yourself.

There were no cute and pretty girls, delicious food, nice clothes, fun things, or even electricity in those places. It could be said that they did not want to leave Wu State at all.

They would rather not have this fiefdom and stay in the Wu Kingdom.

"No, that won't work. You've all grown up and have your own careers. It's pointless for you to stay with me. I've already chosen Wen'er and Yao'er for you. Let's stay here."

Liya pointed to the location on the map and said, "Do you see this place? It's not too far from our Wu Kingdom, and the two islands are relatively close. You can take care of each other in the future."

The two places that Leah referred to were the territories of the two countries of Singapore and Indonesia in later generations.

"Hmm..." The two looked at the two islands on the map without saying anything.

Leah continued to explain:

"Although these two places are not big, there are actually quite a few people on these two islands, but there are no people from our Wu Kingdom. The distance between here and Wu Kingdom is neither far nor close, and there is a sea between them, so it is not very convenient for the court to rule directly."

"So, I plan to send a fleet over there to take this place. After the court relocates some of the people there, I will give these two islands to you."

"In the future, you two will establish a country here. Then I can feel at ease, the court can feel at ease, and you can feel at ease too." Having said that, Leah sighed again.

"I know you want to stay in Wu, but for the sake of Wu's long-term plan, so that Wu will face fewer enemies in the future, and so that your descendants will have fiefs, you must stay away from Wu's homeland."

Even though she has only a few daughters now, Wu Kingdom is indeed enough for them to divide. But what about the future? Her daughters will also have their own children. After a hundred years, their descendants will expand rapidly and spread throughout the entire Wu Kingdom. At that time, there will not be enough territory to divide.

It is said that eggs should not be put in one basket. When her daughters establish countries in different places, they can take care of each other, right?

Therefore, Leah had to take precautions in advance and occupy those places first, so that she could at least divide them into dozens or even hundreds of fiefdoms in the future.

Finally, Leah stretched out her hand and patted the entire world map, and said, "Do you all understand what I mean?"

There is no hereditary title in Wu State now. Even if Leah's daughter has the status of a princess, their descendants will still have to be demoted to a lower rank to inherit the title in the future.

But if they were to establish their own country, things would be different.

After the country is established, won't they have the final say in those places?

If they continue to stay in Wu State, then their future descendants will all be under the control of the imperial court and will not have any real power.

But if I go out to establish a country, I won't have to worry about the Censors, the Metropolitan Censors, and the Imperial Guards coming to my door at any time!

There is a saying that goes, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

Although the two were a little excited when they heard it, they became depressed when they thought about how barren those places were.

"But father, these places are all uncivilized..."

"Then won't you find a way to solve it? Hasn't the boss solved these problems in Britain? Didn't our Wu Kingdom have such a prosperous scene from the beginning? Didn't we get here step by step? Can't you even bear this little hardship? Have you learned all these years in vain? I'm so disappointed."

Liya's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on their faces. Seeing the disappointment on Liya's face, the two dared not show reluctance anymore and said quickly: "My daughter knows her mistake. Father, don't worry, my third sister and I will definitely make this place the same as Wu State!"

Hearing this, Liya nodded in satisfaction and continued, "You don't have to worry about some things. I won't let you go there empty-handed. I will also let you bring some craftsmen and students from the Wu Kingdom with you. They will help you turn these places into a new country."

"Yes, thank you, father." After hearing this, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.

To this, Leah nodded.

There is no other way. The geographical locations of those two places are too special. Only by controlling those places can the homeland of Wu Kingdom no longer be threatened from the sea.

Chapter 228 You must be acting like Tianzhu

Of course, while Leah was doing her thing, Rome and Persia could no longer sit still after returning. The Sassanid Persians first published a newspaper accusing India of human rights issues, which was full of all kinds of abusive and ugly words.

As for India, when it found itself being scolded, it certainly could not stand it, so it sent troops to Persia to let the other side know that even if it could not beat them, it was not someone to be trifled with.

Besides, you Persians have a great enemy in Rome. I don't believe you dare to fight me to the death!

However, Tianzhu didn't know that this was exactly what Nanali wanted. If you didn't send troops to attack Persia, Nanali would have no reason to take action first. The most she could do was to curse you.

But if you send troops to attack her, that’s a different story. Even if she leads troops to attack you, you can say it is an act of self-defense.

When Rome saw India sending troops, it also found an excuse for itself.

That is, as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, he couldn't just stand by and watch his ally being attacked, right? So he also sent troops.

This made Tianzhu dumbfounded. This is clearly a matter between Persia and me, why are you, Rome, trying to get involved?

What other allies are there? Aren't Rome and Persia mortal enemies? When did you become allies? Hundreds of years of hatred just ended up like that!?

It would be fine if India was only fighting Persia, but if Rome was added, there would be problems.

And since some time ago, the Franks, who were far away from India, also got the news and used the same lame excuse as Rome, saying that India attacked their allies, so they also had to send troops.

After all, Frank also has a dream, right? He cannot sit in the first seat, but he wants to sit in the second seat. Only if the territory is expanded, he, Frank, will have the opportunity to surpass Rome and Sassanid Persia.

When Tianzhu heard this, she was so angry that she almost exploded!

For a time, India was caught in a situation where three were outnumbered, and the whole country was in chaos.

Not only that, many countries suddenly jumped out and said that India's actions violated human rights. This is a peaceful war. As a member of the United Nations, they support the military actions of the three countries!

"Where is human rights?" When the senior officials of Tianzhu heard this, they almost vomited blood. The dirty things in your own country are not less than those in Tianzhu!

But no one supported them. At this time, Tianzhu realized that he had no relatives in the world. At this time, he suddenly looked at the superpower empire in the East. At this time, only this country could help them!

Didn't these countries say they had formed a Five Permanent Members Alliance? Although the Longwu Empire was not a good bird, at least it didn't say anything and didn't attack me. Does that mean that Tianzhu could still be saved?

So Tianzhu quickly sent envoys to Wu State to ask for help. As long as they joined this so-called United Nations, would it mean that they would not be attacked?

Then when the people from Tianzhu rushed to Wu State, they were told that the Empress of Wu State was not in Chang'an, but had gone out for a trip. As for when she would return, it was uncertain.

Fortunately, the Queen of Wu was able to receive them. The Indian envoys were overjoyed when they heard the news and immediately expressed to Morgan their desire to join the United Nations.

Morgan said that it is not impossible to join the United Nations, but this year's quota has been filled, and one cannot join by simply applying. One must wait for the annual meeting of the five permanent members before submitting an application.

If Tianzhu wants to join, it can only wait until next year, and whether it can join is not something that the Wu Kingdom can decide alone.

If a country is at war, it cannot apply.

Now Tianzhu is fighting against the three great good men, so it may be difficult to join.

The only thought of the Indian envoy at this moment was that the people of Wu State were playing him. Otherwise, why would the emperor of Wu State say that he was going out for fun for no reason?

Moreover, there are so many conditions for joining the United Nations. By the time India joins, it will have been beaten to a pulp by others!

However, Leah is indeed not in the capital city of Chang'an now. She has left Chang'an and headed to the south of the Yangtze River.

Of course, she didn't come to Jiangnan for tourism, but there was a flood in Jiangnan, so she planned to come here to see if she could do anything.

Although the conditions of the common people have improved since Leah became the emperor of Wu, the living pressure on the people has only been alleviated a little.

However, there is still no way to resolve the natural disasters in China. The Chinese people still suffer from disasters every now and then, and each time a large amount of manpower and material resources have to be mobilized to resolve the disaster.

This year, in the summer of August, floods occurred again in Jiangnan, which is why Leah came to Jiangnan.

After all, no one can withstand the floods every year.

Several female officials followed Leah and wanted to lend her a hand from time to time, muttering, "Your Majesty, be careful, the ground is too muddy."

But Liya didn't appreciate it at all. Instead, she kept walking forward and said, "It's okay if it's a little muddy. When the road is paved with asphalt, it won't be muddy anymore."

At this point, Liya asked again without turning her head: "There are floods here every now and then, don't you local departments have any ideas for solutions?

When County Magistrate Lin, who was following behind Liya, heard this, he was immediately shocked and began to complain: "Your Majesty, please don't wrongly accuse me!"

"I have thought of a solution, but the Yellow River passes through our county. Apart from constantly strengthening the embankments, I really have no other choice."

"Moreover, the Yellow River bursts its banks once every six months on average. However, every time a breach occurs, the previous dynasty would simply patch up the hole and forget about it. They simply don't pay attention to river management. Over time, the once strong riverbanks have become less strong."

"If you hadn't started to pay attention to water conservancy after you ascended the throne, the riverbank would have been even worse and would have breached more often."

Liya snorted and said, "Come on, stop complaining to me. If complaining is useful, I can complain more than you. Don't you have any other solution besides strengthening the river bank?"

The magistrate thought for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, it's not that there is no solution at all."

"In the final analysis, the problem still lies with the Yellow River. If we want to cure the flood here, the most reliable way is to rebuild the river bank, widen the river channel, and strengthen silt control and sand control. Only by taking multiple measures can we cure it."

"But if we add back the river channel and widen the river bank, firstly, it will occupy a lot of farmland, and secondly, the wider the river channel, the slower the water flow, and the more difficult it will be to control the sand."

"I have thought about whether we can divert some tributaries, but if we do, the water flow will slow down, and the silt will not be washed away. The end result will be more floods."

Chapter 229 Serving the People

Liya nodded and instructed the female official beside her: "Write it down and ask the Ministry of Works to send someone to see how to solve the problem of the river. Just constantly strengthening the river bank is not a solution."